SF 2280 (LSB 5917XS (3) 83)

SENATE FILE 2280

BY  ZAUN, KETTERING, McKINLEY, BEHN, SEYMOUR, WARD, NOBLE, JOHNSON, REYNOLDS, HARTSUCH, BOETTGER, HAHN, HOUSER, FEENSTRA, WIECK, and HAMERLINCK

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the sale or lease of the Iowa communications network.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  SALE OR LEASE OF IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.  The Iowa telecommunications and technology commission shall implement a request for proposals process to sell or lease the Iowa communications network. The request for proposals shall provide for the sale to be concluded or the lease to commence during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010. The commission shall condition the sale or lease of the Iowa communications network with terms that will allow existing authorized users of the network to continue such use at a lower overall long-term cost when compared to the anticipated operation and maintenance costs if state ownership and control were to continue. The commission shall submit periodic status reports to the general assembly at three-month intervals, beginning on October 1, 2010, regarding progress made toward selling or leasing the network.
EXPLANATION
   This bill directs the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission to implement a request for proposals process to sell or lease the Iowa communications network, with the sale to be concluded or lease to commence during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010. The bill specifies that the sale or lease must allow existing authorized users of the network to continue use at a lower overall long-term cost when compared to the anticipated operation and maintenance costs if state ownership and control were to continue. The bill requires the commission to submit status reports to the general assembly every three months, beginning October 1, 2010, regarding progress made toward selling or leasing the network.